Tag Archives: history

On Finding My Grandfather

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Barb Knowles

100 years ago this month, the world saw the end of the Great War. This day has special meaning for my family. While my father, two brothers, two uncles, and one nephew served in our military, some as career officers, … Continue reading →

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A Nostalgic Mess

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Barb Knowles

The credit for this post goes to Ann Coleman at muddlingthroughmymiddleage.com.  I’m not exactly stealing the idea, but as soon as I read Ann’s post about Moving On, it struck such a chord with me that I knew I had to tell … Continue reading →

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That Moment When You Discover You’re Related To Cotton Mather

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Barb Knowles

We all have skeletons in our closets (not counting those in the cemeteries…..sorry…..genealogy humor).  And we hope that when we research our ancestors, we are related to swashbucklers, Egyptian queens, famous inventors or the like. I’m a little bit of … Continue reading →

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Still Obsessed With DNA

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Barb Knowles

This Christmas, I gave an ancestryDNA kit to my son and bought one for myself, as well. Whenever I get time, I work on our genealogy.  And it is always full of surprises. One branch of my family that we … Continue reading →

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Reblog: No Country for Exceptional Women — Writing From My 14th Country

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Barb Knowles

It’s unusual for me to reblog a post.  But this post from Bea dM at Writing From My 14th Country is so exceptional, that I had to share it with my readers.   Artemisia Gentileschi was considered one of her … Continue reading →

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A Non-Morbid Cemetery Tour

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Barb Knowles

The research into our family’s genealogy has taken me on a ride with surprising twists and turns.  Part of the process is finding places and dates where ancestors were born and died. Which led me to graves and gravestones. Find … Continue reading →

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The Stream in the Cellar

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Barb Knowles

Realtor:  Have you ever had a problem with water in your basement? Me:  Well, there’s a stream in the cellar. The realtor was not amused.  Especially when he found out that it was true. Our house was built in 1850. … Continue reading →

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Letting The Genealogy Out Of The Bottle

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Barb Knowles

“Mamoo, you have the same eyes and lips as this lady.”  I responded to my grandson with “Wow.”  Mamoo is the affectionate Gaelic word for grandmother, much like abuelita is the affectionate term in Spanish.  I have always identified myself … Continue reading →

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What Would My Father Think?

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Barb Knowles

 In 1941 my father, Harry Canavan Harvey, graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point.  The world was so different than it is now.  Of course, family lore is never truly accurate, but to give an example, as … Continue reading →

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Archaeology, History and Impatience

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Barb Knowles

What isn’t cool about archaeology?  A while ago, I realized that archaeology is really the study of the history of people.  How self-absorbed are we?  How ADD am I?  Those are intrinsically interesting questions.  At least to me. I’m not … Continue reading →

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